Bottle stopper valve



1366- 1936- F. J. GARGANO ET AL BOTTLE STOPPER VALVE Filed March 25, 1935 0 0P ,ae WM N k aJ 5 m ATTORNEY UNITED STATES OFFICE BOTTLE STOPPER VALVE Frank J. Gargano and Jack Nadler, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application March 25 1 Claim.

This invention relates to bottle stopper valves and such pouring devices used in the decanting of liquids or granular material from bottles.

The principal object of our invention is to provide a bottle stopper adapted for convenient attachment to a bottle and having valve means incorporated therein by which the pouring of the liquid from the bottle may be easily controlled or regulated at will.

A further object resides in providing in a device of such character a novel arrangement of associated parts capable of economic manufacture and producing in the product a device of a particularly neat and attractive character.

The invention will be fully and comprehensively understood from a consideration of the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms part of the application, with the understanding, however, that the improvement is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing of the drawing nor to the precise construction described and, therefore, such changes and modifications may be made therein as do not affect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a vertical central sectional View of our device attached to a bottle.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a central vertical sectional View of a modified form of our device.

Referring now to the drawing for a more detailed description thereof and particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, the numeral 4 indicates a cylinder which, having its upper end closed, forms a pouring chamber 5 from the peripheral wall of which protrudes angularly a pouring spout 6. The spout 6 is preferably formed by extruding a portion of the cylinder 4 so that the spout is integral with the cylinder. At a point diametrically opposite the pouring spout 6 an aperture l is cut in the cylinder wall thru which to admit air into the chamber 5 and thence into the bottle in its pouring position to replace the liquid being decanted. From the bottom of the cylinder 4 depends a sleeve 8, which is flanged outwardly to form the shoulder 9 from which depends a thread formed ferrule ill, the thread of which is adapted to engage on the threaded neck of a bottle. The washer II, being placed under the shoulder 9, forms a liquid-tight seal against the edge of the bottle neck. The bottom of the cylinder 4 extends inwardly to a circular aperture l2, the bordering area of which forms a seat for a valve, which comprises a washer 13 of compressible material carried on a circular metallic disc M. The

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valve disc M is operably supported on the valve stem l 5 which is slidably supported at its upper end in an aperture cut in the top of a chamber 5 and at its lower end on the bearing It, the latter being carried on radial arms ll secured to the bottom of chamber 5. The valve stem I5 for a portion of its length is cut to a reduced diameter to provide a shoulder against which a conical compression spring it engages, the lower portion of the spring being supported on the bottom of the chamber 5. A button or knob l9 preferably of convex contour is attached to the upper end of the valve stem l5.

Manual pressure being applied to the knob i9 causes the spring iii to compress and thereby permits the valve washer l3 to move away from its seat. The size and arrangement of the button l9 permits the user to grasp the neck of the bottle in the fingers and palm of the hand while the thumb engages with the knob [9 by which to operate the valve so as to conveniently regulate the decanting of the liquid from the bottle.

Reference is now directed to Fig. 3 in which is illustrated the modified form of our device. The structure and arrangement of the upper portion of this form comprising the cylinder 6 and the associated valve parts resembles substantially the upper portion of the first form of our invention. The chamber 5, however, in this form, is connected to the bottle by means of a sleeve 20 which converges radially to form a shoulder 2! from which extends integrally a tube 22. The periphery of the tube 22 is adapted to receive a cork sleeve 23 which is held in place by its engagement against the shoulder 2 l. The cork sleeve 23 has its outer surface tapered to engage with the interior of a bottle neck so as to hold the device securely to the bottle.

What is claimed as new is:

A device of the character described comprising a pouring chamber having a discharge orifice and alip adjacent the lower edge of the orifice, a sleeve depending from said chamber and being fianged for engagement with the neck of a bottle and when in operative position maintains the pouring chamber above the neck of the bottle, said chamber having an opening in its bottom to permit liquid to flow into the chamber from a bottle, a valve disc normally seated against said opening and substantially parallel with the discharge end of the bottle, a stem secured to said disc and extending upwardly thru and above said chamber and guided therein, and a coil spring around said stem and in said chamber holding said disc in position for closing the mentioned opening in the bottom of the chamber.

FRANK J. GARGANO. JACK NADLER. 

